Creative Operations Manager

Armada • Los Angeles, CA

6h • $121,120 - $151,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Armada is seeking a Creative Operations Manager to be the operational force behind their creative team. This role involves managing both internal and external creative projects, ensuring they stay on track from milestones to vendor relationships. During production, the manager will assist with pre-production, budgeting, and logistics. The ideal candidate will have excellent taste, the ability to recognize talent, and act as a critical filter to maintain the Armada brand's premium image. This position is ideally based in Los Angeles to support the Creative Director with production gear and on-the-ground logistics.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of experience in production, creative operations, or a hybrid producer/project manager role
• Proven ability to run multiple complex projects at once. You hold every commitment, deadline, and detail in your head, and you build systems so you don't have to
• Experience sourcing, hiring, and managing creative contractors and vendors, with a sharp eye for recognizing creative talent
• Comfort building and managing budgets and tracking spend against them
• Hands-on AV knowledge. You can spec a camera package, walk through an audio chain, and understand the gear that goes into a single or multi-camera shoot
• Sharp soft skills. You can manage difficult vendor conversations and stay calm on set when something goes wrong
• Open to travel on short notice, including international and to remote locations

Nice To Haves

• Based in Los Angeles, with the ability to travel with the Creative Director on shoots and assist with gear and on-the-ground production
• Experience at a technology company or startup, ideally in a fast-paced environment with limited existing infrastructure
• Background in commercial, brand, or editorial production
• Comfort working directly with C-level or founder-level creative leadership
• Knowledge of the merch and apparel space, from design approval through fulfillment

Responsibilities

• Own project management for all internal and external creative projects: set timelines, track status, flag risks, and keep every workstream moving
• Source, vet, and manage creative contractors and vendors: photographers, editors, motion designers, illustrators, print production houses, and equipment suppliers
• Produce shoots end-to-end: pre-production planning, budgeting, gear rentals, travel and lodging, on-set logistics, and post-production coordination
• Travel domestically and internationally to support shoots, events, and field productions
• Manage Armada’s merch program: vendor relationships, design approvals, quality control, order fulfillment, and ongoing inventory
• Help scope new creative endeavors: research vendors, methods, and costs to take ideas from zero to one

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• 14 paid company holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed